Wajir North Constituency
| Wajir North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Wajir North Constituency within Wajir County | |
 Wajir County within Kenya | |
| County | Wajir |
| Population | 62,206[1] |
| Area | 4,042 km2 (1,560.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | UDA |
| Member of Parliament | Ibrahim Abdi Saney |
| Wards | 7 |
Wajir North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Wajir County. The constituency has seven wards, all electing ward representatives to the Wajir County Assembly. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
In the 2007 elections two candidates (Ali Ibrahim of KANU and Mohammed Gabow of ODM) received the same number of votes and no winner could be declared. Consequently, a repeat election was held in 2008 between the two candidates.[2]
Members of Parliament
1. 1997: Hon. Dr. Abdillahi Ibrahim Ali, KANU General Elections
2. 2002: Hon. Dr.Abdillahi Ibrahim Ali, KANU General Elections
3. 2008: Hon. Mohammed Hussein Gabow, ODM By-election
4. 2013: Hon. Ibrahim A. Saney, ODM General Elections
5. 2017: Hon. Ahmed Abdisalan, ODM General Elections
6. 2022: Hon. Ibrahim A. Saney, UDA General Elections
Wards
| Wards | |||
| Ward | Registered Voters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buna | 6,667 | ||
| Bute | 4236 | ||
| Godoma | 4,867 | ||
| Gurar | 4024 | ||
| Korondile | 9,588 | ||
| Danada/Ajawa | 6730 | ||
| Malka gufu | 3871 | Total | 39,983 |
| *September 2005.[3] | |||
References
- 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Daily Nation, May 24, 2008: Two to Face Off in Wajir North
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency